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Just off the side of a fairway and newly planted trees sits a neighborhood that may be most known by the golf course that bears its name — Northern Hills.
If you ask for directions to a home in this neighborhood, the golf course will likely serve as a guidepost. It’s hard to believe the community almost lost it.
The Northern Hills Golf Course was once privately owned and about to be sold to apartment developers when the neighborhood came together to fight and eventually persuade the City of San Antonio to buy it. The now-city-owned golf course brings a sense of pride for neighbors, along with the Northeast Senior Center.
People who live here firmly believe the good in these neighborhoods will bring younger families back, but is the commitment to working together gone?
In this episode of “Know My Neighborhood,” we explore the good, the bad and the frustrating in Northern Hills/ Valencia, and the neighborhoods’ desire to have community involvement now and in the future.
The episode aired during a takeover of the KSAT 12 News on Thursday, March 21, anchored by Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur.
You can watch it in the video player above at 6 p.m., on KSAT Plus, KSAT TV and on KSAT’s YouTube channel.
KSAT.com also featured an interactive page that presents the stories from the project.
Read next:
- Northern Hills/Valencia: Balancing preservation and progress in aging neighborhoods
- History shows Northern Hills/Valencia has an Alamo connection
- Northern Hills residents stay on alert even with minimal crime
- Woman acts as self-appointed ‘grime fighter’ in Valencia neighborhood
- Fitness, fun and friendship: Seniors thrive in Northern Hills/Valencia
- Northern Hills/Valencia neighborhood leaders look to increase involvement through voluntary HOA
Other episodes
“Know My Neighborhood” began with Westwood Square in October and continued with Alamo Ranch, Dignowity Hill, Harlandale McCollum and Shearer Hills/Ridgeview.
KSAT will feature other neighborhoods around the San Antonio area in the coming months.
